World War veteran badly injured in corn picker accident
John Mormon a 27 year old overseas World War I veteran was injured Tuesday at the Oliver Twait farm near Cyl inder when his right arm was caught in a corn picker he operated He was alone and his plight went undiscovered for over an hour He was found and freed after Harold Lewis a fellow worker arrived Mormon had shut off the machine and was taken to Emmetsburg hospital where doctors amputated above the elbow His condition was listed as satisfactory the next day He had left the army last fall after long service and had worked at the Twait farm since last August
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John Mormon
Oliver Twait
Cylinder
hUme
Young Mormon
Emmetsburg
Harold Lewis
Twalt Farm
Mormon
Lewis
Twait Farm
Junior College To Hold First Dance Nov 28
Emametsburg Junior College schedules its first large dance of the season for Thursday November 28 after the basketball game against Estherville Junior College. Vern Wellington leads the orchestra. high school students, their dates, and collegians’ guests attend. The organizing committee consists of the college girls. The dance is informal not formal and sweaters and skirts are discouraged.
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Emametsburg Junior Collenge
Estherville Junior College
Vern
Christmas Seal Plans Launched in Palo Alto County
Groundwork for the 1946 Christmas Seal sale was laid at the fall meeting of the Palo Alto County Tuberculosis Association on November 2 at Ure Congregational church. Esther Simonson, the association vice president, outlined the 1946 program and previewed 1947 activities aimed at strengthening safeguards against tuberculosis spread in Palo Alto County. Mrs. J. R. Carney, county chairman, distributed materials and instructions to town and township Seal chairmen.
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Palo Alto
Auto Misses Picker Ands In The Ditch
Mrs. Rudolph Hanover of Whitte moré and her three children narrowly escaped serious injury when their automobile missed a turn on a rural road north of Cylinder. The car veered left across the road and struck a harvesting machine before landing in a ditch and overturning. Mrs. Hanover and two children were thrown out, one child remained in the car. all were unhurt.
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Rudolph Hanover
Mishaps While Hunting Injuries Reported in Two Incidents
Two accidental shootings in the past week wounded youths near Graettinger and at an otherwise quiet scene. A boy aged 13 in Graettinger was shot in the foot by a discharged rifle round, injuring his foot and sidelining him for weeks. Nearby, a young man sustained ankle injuries when a nephew’s gun discharged while they were bird hunting.
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Graettinger
Janes Wolfe
Drizzle Eases as Harvest Weather Clears in Emmelsberg
A light drizzle fell in Emmelsberg on Wednesday ending the wet spell, with dry weather to follow. Farmers welcome the brief lull but say more drying days are needed before they can harvest their bumper corn crop.
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Emmelsbergy
Palo Alto County election results show narrow GOP gains
Frank Koch of West Bend and Richard Miller of Graettinger won county contests in Palo Alto. Koch was elected state representative defeating John Kacharsky by 474 votes. Miller won sheriff over incumbent McCaffrey by 267 votes. L. C. Phillips retained supervisor seat with a 249 vote margin. Frank Foley won re election to the board from district three by 59 votes. Robert Blue carried the governorship by 38 votes in the county amid a national GOP trend.
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Tilue
Gaos Arter Evans
Ang
Akers
Grimes
Secretary of Agriculture
Ae Linn
An Va
McMahon
Attorney General
Ravkin
Tony
Tao
Walsh
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Garfield
Anderson
Mitchetl
Messer
Jaros Hudson
Aon Als
Silla
Bn &Y Az
Bt Ag le
Couna
Doerr
Thompson
Miller
McCattrey
Cnr
Brereton (R
Agyn
Hani
Vandervelde
Kenson
Ties
Sid Dist
Zinnell
Frank Koch
West Bend
Palo Alto County
John Kacmayinski
Richard Miller
Groettinger
Tom McCaffrey
Graettinger
L. C. Phillips
Emmetsburg
Frank Foley
Rodman
Palo Alto
Koch
John Kacharynski
Mallard Farmer
Keech
T. J. McCaffrey
McCaffrey
B. F. Montgomery
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Phillips
Andrew
Buck) Vandervelde
Foley
L. F. Zinnel
Folley
Kalloia
Zinnel
Robert Blue
Frank Mile
Blue
Emmetsburg News Briefs and Local Accidents
On Tuesday The Reporter reported multiple local incidents. Alice and Mary Syke former residents were severely burned in a fire near Swen City. Stanley Lowe five of Rodman was seriously injured when kicked by a pony. Emmetsburg OPA closet notes Des Moines office. Don Donovan opens Super Service in Emmetsburg. Blake Zeigler of Laurens narrowly escaped death from a hunter’s shotgun blast. St Mary’s Alumni beat Graettinger 12 to 1. Numerous deaths reported in weekend court activity.
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Alice
Mary
Dawg
Clifford Syke
Trn
Swen City
Emmetsburg
Stanley Lowe
Rodman
Pony
Des Moinés
Don Donovan
Super Sersion
Blake Zeigler
Laurens
St. Mary's Alumni
Graettinger
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Bimmelsburg
Slaughter
St. Lowis Cardinals
Dany Kells
Edward D. Kelly
Bobby” Pettit
Claude Pettit
Eddie Kelly
Danny
Johnny Kerber
Fred Ke
Jeff
Bill Pettit
Obody
Palo
Alto County
John Thompson
William McConnell
Gracttinger Farmer
McConnell
Awo Ptisis
Pato
Wei
Tuftshamer
Iguthven
Ounty
Phillips Reelected
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